Thanks to everyone who attended any of our Fire Prevention classes and our Open House.It keeps growing and growing every year and allows us to meet with our neighbors fir learning and discussion.

8/20/2017

As part of various technical rescue training we conduct, high angle rope rescue is essential to our specific area due to cliffs and the locks within our district. Specialized equipment and training hours allow us to work on skills and be ready to respond to calls.We try to change the training locations up a bit as each location poses new challenges and techniques which hone our skill sets.

We wish to thank our fellow First Responders and Mutual Aid agencies who took time to come assist us at a working residential structure fire on First Street today on this Christmas Day. Northsides FB Peck Hose Co, Halfmoon Fire, Boght FD and Mechanicville FD on scene. And to West Crescent FD and Maplewood FD for their standing by in our stations. With prompt and professional response in our call for mutual aid , no injuries and the rescue of 2 homeowners pet cats it goes to show the dedication of the Volunteer Fire Service through ongoing skills training and deployment and TEAMWORK. Everyone went home safe which is job one.. Have a safe and Happy New Year everyone!

12/25/2016 W.Redick

RECALL ALERT!Name of Product: KN-COSM-IB Hardwired Combination Smoke/Carbon Monoxide AlarmConcern: When the alarm reaches the end of its useful life, it issues an end of life chirp every thirty seconds. If the battery is replaced when the unit is at its end of life, and the test button is pressed within 10 seconds thereafter, the unit will no longer issue an end of life chirp.REMEDY: Replace ASAP!

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Safe Child ID program at Tug Boat Roundup 2016

WFD will be hosting the Saratoga County SafeChild ID program at Lock 2 on Saturday.

Parent or Legal Guardian is required to be present with children.

Lock 2 areaWaterford Fire Department as part of its' Community Outreach campaign will be hosting twoSafe Child ID events in the community.These are based on a first come,first serve basis.There isno charge or fee.A parent or Guardian is required to be present during the session.

The main purpose of the program is to capture identifying information about your child on a SAFE CHILD card.The same information is stored in a statewide database. The storage of this information is entirely voluntaryand requires the written consent of a parent or legal guardian.

In addition to quickly providing important details to police agencies investigating child disappearances, theSAFE CHILD card can be used in conjunction with the NYS AMBER Alert and Missing Child Alert programs.If a child goes missing, the SAFE CHILD program allows their information to be electronically disseminatedwithin minutes, significantly increasing the possibility of bringing a missing child home.

The information is stored in a database at the New York State Division of Criminal Justice Services (DCJS).When DCJS receives a missing child report, the fingerprints of that child are compared against allincoming fingerprints submitted to DCJS. A parent or lawful guardian can request that the informationbe purged from the database at any time. When a child turns 18, the fingerprints are automatically purged from the database.

June 2nd 2016

WFD members ,Town and Village officials and friends and family members attended a gathering to thank Chief Don Baldwin forhis tenure of Leadership of the Waterford Fire Deparment. With 2 years as Department Chief and 4 years as Assistant Chief ,there was quite a bit of progress made in many areas behind the scenes and Firematically.As with every Fire Chief before him, senior officers have a responsibility to groom and preparethe future line and Chiefs offers who come after him. A special thanks to his family for letting us take up some of his time away from his family and friendsto fulfill his duties as Chief Of Department.

Structure Fire Wed. Dec 30th 2015

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